MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190808
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 11:57
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 94.8
1-Core 103
2-Core 296
88% 165 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 1,004
97% 796 Pts
64-Core 1,003
62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.1% Good
Lighting 77.6
Reflection 86.8
Parallax 73.3
63% 79.2 fps
MRender 76.1
Gravity 75.5
Splatting 78
63% 76.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE200 SSD 120GB
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM71.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 23 17 59 53 42 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 322
Write 110
Mixed 206
SusWrite 75.6
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 24
119% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 35.3
85% 172 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 82%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
0GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1424 1217 827 821 825 826 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
305% Outstanding
Read 2,307
Write 2,095
Mixed 1,706
SusWrite 990
397% 1,775 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 88.2
288% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1503
DQ Write 1,304
DQ Mixed 1,390
1,046% 1,399 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 305%
Great: 355%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
0GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 130 129 129 130 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 134
Write 136
Mixed 103
SusWrite 129
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 26.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 22.7
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 57.6
69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $1,116
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HDDRAMUSB
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